Cassandra Wilson

A documentary about the legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday (1915-1959). There exist many myths and legends about the Jazz Singer Billie Holiday — one of the greatest voices of the last century. Most of them tell the story of the tragic victim of drugs, alcohol, men, color, or the circumstances of her upbringing. To some extent she contributed herself to these legends, especially in her autobiography "Lady Sings the Blues". In recent years, more and more records and reports have shown a different picture of her. These statements of confidants, colleagues and friends clean up with many of the legends and show a strong personality who has been anything but a pitiable victim. Billie Holiday was a strong-willed and determined person and a very complex personality who did not correspond to the classic victim type.

Cassandra Wilson is recognized as an unequaled vocalist, a jazz singer for a new generation. Her distinctive style and daring aesthetic have earned her wide recognition, including chart-topping albums, a Grammy and countless media accolades. In this Live recording she inspires with her trademark mix of first-rate originals and adventurous covers of other songwriters' works, this time picking material by Bob Dylan, Tom Jobim and The Monkees.

En The Soul of a Man el director Wim Wenders nos muestra la tensión dramática entre lo sagrado y lo profano dentro del mundo del Blues, explorando la música y las vidas de tres de sus artistas preferidos: Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson y J.B. Lenoir. La película, en parte histórica en parte búsqueda personal, nos enseña cómo fueron estas vidas dedicadas a la música, al blues y al jazz, a través de una extensa ficción, de escenas de la vida actual a modo de documental y de canciones de músicos contemporáneos

In 1937, after seeing a photo depicting the lynching of a black man in the south, Bronx-born high school teacher Abel Meeropol wrote a poem entitled "Strange Fruit" that begins with the words: "Southern trees bear a strange fruit / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root." He set the poem to music and a few years later convinced Billy holiday to record it in a legendary heartbreaking performance. Intertwining jazz genealogy, biography, performance footage, and the history of lynching, director Joel Katz fashions a fascinating discovery of the lost story behind a true American classic. Written by Excerpted from Coolidge Corner Theatre Program Update

"Jazz Seen" is an exploration of the life of William Claxton, whose photographs turned the world of jazz on its keen and perceptive ear. Various jazz artists, photographers, and actors recount memories they had with Claxton and explore his work, while parts of his life are re-enacted by actors.

Nick Wells (Robert De Niro), un famoso ladrón de guante blanco, ha decidido dejar para siempre su vida criminal y dedicarse a lo que realmente le interesa: su club de Jazz y su novia Diane (Angela Bassett). Pero Max (Marlon Brando) -su amigo, cómplice y socio- tiene otros planes para él: realizar su último golpe, un golpe maestro... Entrar en el edificio de Aduanas de Montreal y robar una obra de arte valorada en varios millones de dólares. Para ejecutar el plan necesitan la ayuda de Jackie Teller (Edward Norton), un joven y agresivo ladrón de mucho talento, experto en sistemas de alarma.

Joni attended as various musicians paid tribute to her and her music. Among the performers were Cyndi Lauper, James Taylor, Cassandra Wilson, Richard Thompson, Shawn Colvin and Elton John. Joni also performed accompanied by a full orchestra.

The film project under the working title of "Nightwalk" about the jazz music of the Afro-American Cassandra Wilson, was born of the idea to really create a fusion between music and pictures. The film team concentrate the contents of the film on the actual theme of the music, "Children of the night". This is not, however, a conventional plot rather an atmospheric series of pictures surrounding a figure who is wandering through the city streets at night.

El doctor Alex Hesse (Arnold Schwarzenegger), un científico serio y disciplinado, ha inventado una droga llamada Esperana que facilita el embarazo. Con Alex trabaja Larry Arbogast (Danny DeVito), que, por más que lo intenta, no puede lograr que su mujer Angela (Pamela Reed) quede embarazada. Alex y Larry son trasladados al laboratorio de la doctora Diana Reddin (Emma Thompson), especialista en la congelación de óvulos fecundados. Como Alex y Larry no quieren perder sus hallazgos científicos, roban un óvulo y lo implantan donde a nadie se le ocurriría buscarlo: en el cuerpo de Alex que, sorprendentemente, queda embarazado. Alex se enamora de Diana, pero le oculta su embarazo. Por lo demás, a medida que la gestación avanza, su carácter se vuelve más tierno y menos tímido. (FILMAFFINITY)

Concert documentary of American jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson's tribute to the music of Miles Davis.